The Great Montana Territorial Library Auction

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Join us for one of the most phenomenal libraries offered to the public in years from a local Montana Estate. Day 1 will include Bob Borcherdt's personal library in its entirety featuring rare Western 1st Edition Books. Fine Western and Indigenous Art (Including Artists such as Eanger Irving Couse, Bert Geer Phillips, and Ray Swanson), Montana Historical Photography, Taxidermy, Uzbek and Turkomen Rugs, Asian and Ethnographic Antiques, Rugs, Advertising Signs and Instruments. Day 2 will feature the next edition of our ongoing military artifact extravaganza including relics from all wars and firearms.
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WW2 M19A1 Parachute Signal in Can51 - WW2 M19A1 Parachute Signal in Can
Davis Brothers Auction
Never used in shipping tube.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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40mm Training Round Brass Case52 - 40mm Training Round Brass Case
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice training round.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Gunsmoke and Saddle Leather Charles Worman Signed52 - Gunsmoke and Saddle Leather Charles Worman Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Firearms in the Nineteenth-Century American West. 1st Edition 2005 author signed. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Mountain Men Stanley Vestal 1937 1st Edition53 - Mountain Men Stanley Vestal 1937 1st Edition
Davis Brothers Auction
Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Parachute Signal (Vietnam Smoke Grenade)53 - Parachute Signal (Vietnam Smoke Grenade)
Davis Brothers Auction
Used, no tube.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Lot of 4 20mm Training Rounds54 - Lot of 4 20mm Training Rounds
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice lot of rounds. Inert. Come with cardboard tubes.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Kentucky Rifle Association 1984-1989 Book54 - Kentucky Rifle Association 1984-1989 Book
Davis Brothers Auction
Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Russell Chatham Montana Artist Etel Adnan 198455 - Russell Chatham Montana Artist Etel Adnan 1984
Davis Brothers Auction
Rare edition. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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WW1 US Cavalry Saddle Bags Extra Pocket Liner55 - WW1 US Cavalry Saddle Bags Extra Pocket Liner
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice pair of bags. Extra front pockets as shown. Liners intact. Marked as shown.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Vietnam War US Army Binoculars56 - Vietnam War US Army Binoculars
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice pair of binos in case.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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Sidelights of the Sioux Wars Francis Taunton 196756 - Sidelights of the Sioux Wars Francis Taunton 1967
Davis Brothers Auction
The English Westerners' Society Copy 282 of 350 Limited Edition printing. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Campaign Against Nez Perce Indians 1878 Sutherland57 - Campaign Against Nez Perce Indians 1878 Sutherland
Davis Brothers Auction
Howard's Campaign against the Nez Perce Indians 1878 by Thomas Sutherland. Facsimile Reproduction 1966 special printing to 50 copies.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Bronze Montana Indian Belt Buckle James Lee Burke57 - Bronze Montana Indian Belt Buckle James Lee Burke
Davis Brothers Auction
Made for James Lee Burke. Nice older buckle. Never used.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Leg Splint Vietnam Deadstock58 - Leg Splint Vietnam Deadstock
Davis Brothers Auction
Deadstock in box.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Bozeman Trail Scrapbook Elsa Spear Signed 1st 196758 - Bozeman Trail Scrapbook Elsa Spear Signed 1st 1967
Davis Brothers Auction
Number 411 of 500 signed by the author Elsa Spear. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Photographs of North American Indians Jackson 197859 - Photographs of North American Indians Jackson 1978
Davis Brothers Auction
Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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WW2 US Navy Desco Rebreather Browne Lung59 - WW2 US Navy Desco Rebreather Browne Lung
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice deadstock condition. Comes with matching weight belt. Has the proper WW2 period visor with the nose bump. Worn by soldiers on D Day. Very ra
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold for (1,450.00) = 1,450.00
 
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WW2 M10A2 Grenade Fuse 1945 Date60 - WW2 M10A2 Grenade Fuse 1945 Date
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice fuse. Dated on the spoon as shown.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Early Libby and Troy Montana Olga Johnson 195860 - Early Libby and Troy Montana Olga Johnson 1958
Davis Brothers Auction
Flathead and Kootenai Series. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Military Rifles of Japan Honeycutt Signed 1983 2nd61 - Military Rifles of Japan Honeycutt Signed 1983 2nd
Davis Brothers Auction
By Fred Honeycutt Jr and F. Patt Anthony. Singed by Honeycutt. Bob Borcherdt collection. Bigfork, Montana.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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